“Oor wee fest…”

DramFest is the brain child of Michael and Stella Fraser Milne, owners of Whisky Galore in Christchurch, New Zealand. Michael and Stella were motivated not only by a desire to spread the whisky gospel but also provide whisky enthusiasts from around the country with the opportunity to learn more about whisky and meet the people behind the brands.


The first DramFest took place in the Limes Room at the Town Hall in 2007 with just over 100 different brands represented at the event. 16 years later our 8th festival took place in March 2023, at Te Pae, Christchurch’s brand new Convention & Exhibition Centre in the middle of town

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Dramfest crowd

DramFest 2023


We thank you for attending DramFest 2023 and look forward to you joining us for the next fantastic DramFest weekend!

DramFest is New Zealand's largest whisky education and tasting festival and took place over two days at Te Pae Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th March 2023.

The main event was home to over 70 exhibitors representing distilleries, producers and independent bottlers from Scotland, Japan, Ireland and around the whisky world.

Over 300 different single malt, blended and other whiskies was available to try, along with rum, as a 'guest spirit'.

DramFest is a unique opportunity to meet with overseas and local whisky experts including distillers, owners and brand ambassadors attending the event - these visiting experts are for many the highlight of the event, offering the chance to interact with those who are directly involved with the creation, selection and promotion of some of the whiskies on offer.

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